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Greater IC business community survey identifies growth, customer acquisition as top priorities
In late April, Johnson County economic development and business support organization Greater Iowa City, Inc. rolled out a focused survey to gauge how the region’s business community views today’s economic environment – and to test the pulse on which Greater…
CommUnity is offering suicide prevention training
CommUnity Crisis Services and Food Bank is offering free Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)…
Courage Ride raises $65,000 for sarcoma cancer research
Courage Ride, a bicycle ride that raises funds for sarcoma cancer research, presented a check…
RWDSU Local 110 delivers food, supplies in support of John Deere strike
A delegation of Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) Local 110 members delivered food…
Steindler CEO: Health care competition vital to Johnson County
The CEO of Steindler Orthopedic Clinic in Iowa City says approval of a certificate of…
Supporters taking low-key approach to Linn County gaming referendum
Compared to the costly, and at times contentious, lead-up to the 2013 Linn County gaming…
Paving for More Progress backers point to past success, future needs
By most metrics, the Paving for Progress local-option sales tax program has produced substantial tangible…
West Bank announces Q3 net income
West Bancorporation Inc., parent company of West Bank, reported Oct. 28 that its third quarter…
Casino developer, trades union enter project labor agreement for gaming facility
The Cedar Rapids Development Group (CRDG) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Cedar…
Child care crisis ‘not sustainable,’ center director says
The Iowa Women’s Foundation (IWF) received a $95,000 grant from the Women’s Funding Network (WFN)…
O’Brien retires as franchisee of 22 Iowa McDonald’s restaurants
Kevin O’Brien, whose family company operates 22 McDonald’s restaurant franchises in Iowa – many in…
SBA to recognize National Veterans Small Business Week
The U.S. Small Business Administration will celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit and resilience of our veteran…
Applications accepted for spring Goldman Sachs program
Applications for the upcoming spring cohort of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program are…
Gallery on Main Amana Arts Guild to host weekly artists
The Gallery on Main Amana Arts Guild, located in the village of Amana, will be…
Picketing suspended near John Deere facility in Illinois after striking UAW worker struck, killed
Picketing activities for striking John Deere workers near the company’s Parts Distribution Center in Milan.,…
Cedar Rapids allocating $3 million in ARPA funds to affordable housing, social service pool
The Cedar Rapids City Council on Tuesday approved allocating $3 million of the city’s American…
